William Thornton
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William Thornton was a British-American physician and self-taught architect best known as the first Architect of the U.S. Capitol and designer of several prominent early Washington, D.C. buildings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Thornton canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British American
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1759-05-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
British Virgin Islands
NERFINISHED
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Jost Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAppointment | 1793 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1828-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Octagon House, Washington, D.C.
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Tudor Place (original scheme) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Capitol original design ⓘ early U.S. Patent Office building in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
tenure as Architect of the Capitol 1802
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tenure as Superintendent of the Patent Office 1828 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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medicine ⓘ patent administration ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first Architect of the U.S. Capitol
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designing prominent early buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| name | William Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design of Tudor Place (early design influence)
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design of the Octagon House ⓘ design of the United States Capitol ⓘ design of the original U.S. Patent Office building ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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inventor ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | design competition for the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Architect of the Capitol
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Superintendent of the United States Patent Office ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Maria Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
tenure as Architect of the Capitol 1793
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tenure as Superintendent of the Patent Office 1802 ⓘ |
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